Japanese title: 電車でのトラブル (でんしゃでのトラブル)
Theme: Taking the wrong train and getting lost
Setting: Crowded Tokyo train station
📚 Vocabulary
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電車 | でんしゃ | train |
| 乗る | のる | to ride/get on |
| 降りる | おりる | to get off |
| 駅 | えき | station |
| 路線 | ろせん | train line |
| 迷う | まよう | to get lost |
🗣️ Useful Phrases
| Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| この電車は〇〇行きですか？ | Is this train going to 〇〇? |
| 間違えました！ | I made a mistake! |
| どこですか？ | Where is it? |
| 乗り換えはどこですか？ | Where do we transfer? |
| 助けてください！ | Please help! |
💡 Grammar Focus
| Grammar Point | Usage | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 〜てもいい (permission) | 質問してもいいですか？ (Can I ask a question?) | |
| 〜ながら (while doing) | マップを見ながら歩く (Walking while looking at a map) | |
| 〜そう (seems/looks) | 大変そう！(Looks tough!) |
📖 Dialogue
[Scene: Hana and Yuki rush through a bustling Tokyo station, checking their phones and maps.]
Hana (worried):
急がないと電車来ちゃうよ！
(We have to hurry or the train will come!)
Yuki (panicking):
この路線で合ってるよね？
(This is the right line, right?)
[They dash onto a train just as the doors close.]
Hana (looking around):
あれ？…人が少ないね？
(Huh? There aren’t many people?)
Yuki:
まあ、座れるからラッキー！
(Well, lucky we can sit!)
[After a few minutes…]
Announcement (over speaker):
次は終点、反対方向です。
(Next stop: final station, wrong direction.)
Yuki (wide-eyed):
えっ！？反対！？
(What!? The wrong way!?)
Hana (laughing and panicking):
間違えました！！降りよう！
(We made a mistake!! Let’s get off!)
[They hurriedly get off at the next stop.]
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😂 Ending Twist
[Outside at a small countryside station, far from Tokyo.]
Yuki (checking phone):
ここ…どこ！？
(Where… are we!?)
Hana (laughing, exhausted):
助けてください〜〜！！
(Please help~~!!)
[A kind old lady passes by and says:]
Old Lady:
この次の電車に乗れば、戻れますよ。
(If you take the next train, you can go back.)
[They thank her — but when the next train arrives, they accidentally board another wrong one again!]
Hana and Yuki (in unison, crying out):
また間違えたーー！！
(Made a mistake again!!)